The impact of aging and habitual physical activity on static respiratory work at rest and during exercise

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 6 31-6, 2004, Pages

  Chaunchaiyakul, Rungchai ^a,b   Groeller, Herb ^a   Clarke, John R ^c   Taylor, Nigel A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Navy Experimental Diving Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest wall; Compliance; Respiratory mechanics; Work of breathing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING PATTERN; ELASTIC TISSUE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; STATIC EXERCISE; THORAX WALL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; REST;

EID: 8644234308     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00399.2003     Document Type: Article

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